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Godessa – Cape Town All Female Hip Hop Crew

Members:

Shameema Williams AKA Lady Of Shame AKA da MIC Mistress
Manager/Lyricist/Emcee

Eloise Jones AKA EJ von Lyric
Lyricist/Emcee/Assistant Producer/Vocalist

Bernadette Amansure AKA Burni AKA Missing Link AKA Eve Of Destruction
Lyricist/Emcee

Producer:
Grenville Williams Of Firing Squad & Nine

Brief Background:

Godessa became official in February this year under the leadership of Shameema Williams who had been trying to form a female rap crew since the early 90’s. The aim was to find a group of women who had a true love and understanding for the Hip Hop culture and could simultaneously utilise their talents to speak about the reality and positivity of life in South Africa.

PHILOSOPHY

Godessa is derived from the word Goddess and the ancient Egyptian City, Odessa.

Godessa Appear On The Following Recordings:

Tommorow’s Heroes directed by John Fredericks and Davide Toscoe for Otherwise. Sponsored by the Dept Of Arts and Culture. A documentary focusing on two young men from the Cape Flats about their lives in prison, on the flats and as gangsters.

Overspray produced by Big World Cinema. A graffiti battle between SA’s greatest artists, which was screened on ETV.

Globalisation produced by Big Noise Films in the USA in November 1999.

Heal The Hood is a Black Noise compilation sponsored by the Dept Of Arts And Culture. The song featured is Hard To The Core.

Background Info

EJ Von Lyric

Born 29 August 1978, Portlands, Mitchells Plain

Previously with a crew called Neophytes
Worked with Ready D on mixtapes aired on Good Hope, Bush and YFM.
Performed at the YAA 2000 in conjunction with Bush Radio and Radio Netherlands.
Part of the supporting act for the Dead Prez concert held at the Jam recently.
Backing vocalist for D-Louw.
For a short period performed with Prophets Of Da City at festivals and concerts in 
South Africa as well as a week of workshops and performances in Norway.
Represented Goddessa in HIV seminars and workshops. Performed in Tanzania and 
Netherlands for the Nederlandse Instituut van Zud Afrika.

Burni

Born 15 June 1977, Steenburg
Backing vocals for a song recorded for youth documentary sponsored by Molo Songoglolo.
Currently recording with local artists for the release of a compilation Cd.
Club performances since 1996.
Poetry appears in the anthology titled Millenium moment.

Lady Of Shame

Born 5 October 1978, Cape Town
Recorded and wrote title track for a youth documentary sponsored by Molo Songololo.
Artist in residence invitation on Robben Island.
Performances since 1997 for Human Rights, Youth and Women’s Day in and around Cape Town.
Red Rituals Cape touring production in which she performed her own poetry with Mavis Smallberg, Lueen Conning-Ndlovu and Dheela Khan.
Co-presenter for the Headwarmers show on Bush Radio in 1998.
Club performances to a variety of audiences since 1994.
Occasionally employed as a creative writing facilitator, Pollsmoor Prison, Hawequa, Faure and various areas on the Cape Flats.

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